The routes to landing on an NBA roster have become more diverse over the last couple of years as prospects find ways around going to college in lieu of being able to enter the draft directly out of high school.
One of the most recent case studies is LaMelo Ball, who opted to play professionally in Lithuania and Australia before entering the NBA draft. During a recent interview with GQ, LaVar's youngest child told the publication that college is essentially a waste of time.
“You wanna go to the league, so school’s not your priority,” Ball said. “We not trippin’ off school. We not dumb. We know how to learn. We don’t need school. And school not even teachin’ you shit — what the f*ck is school?”
After the quote went viral, it caused such backlash that LaMelo had to clarify what he meant about the utility of college. “Let me rephrase… school not for everybody,” he wrote. “Now if u wanna b a doctor… Betta take that ass to scoo.”
“So please don’t b going to ya mommas talkin bout some ion wanna do school ‘melo said u don’t need it’ when u not like tht and not all the way invested in ya Plan A which in my case was the (league),” he continued.
Source: twitter.com
